The still-unfolding tragedy in the Gulf of Mexico due to the explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig has irrevocably shown that offshore oil and gas drilling is not conducted safely, securely or without harm to the environment or workers.

We call on the President of the United States to reverse his Administration’s proposal to expand offshore drilling into the eastern Gulf of Mexico and along the Atlantic seaboard.

The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy will be back in court for a hearing on April 29, 2010 in its continuing effort to protect Georgians from unfair utility costs in connection with the proposed construction of two new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle near Waynesboro, Georgia.

On Saturday, April 24 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., everyone is invited to come to Daufuskie Island to participate in the first annual Daufuskie Island Earth Day Celebration.

Admission is free and includes a complimentary oyster roast, hamburgers, hotdogs, beverages and live music. Educational games about environmental issues such as recycling and litter control will intrigue children and adults. Information on water conservation, sustainable living and much more! Participants can also take a free tour of Daufuskie’s new sustainable living farm.

The exciting green roof movement is seeing significant growth in cities like Chicago, Washington DC and New York where governments are offering tax incentives, but it’s the warmer cities throughout the South that can reap greater benefits. A green roof is a configuration of plants, soil and drainage layers that are placed on the roof surface of a building in order to elicit many environmental and economic benefits.

Santee Cooper, Palmetto Electric Cooperative and the Technical College of the Lowcountry recently dedicated a 20- kilowatt solar array at TCL’s New River Campus in Okatie. The project is the largest solar installation in the Lowcountry and was made possible by South Carolinians who purchase Santee Cooper Green Power.

The project includes a series of nine canopies, each covered with 10 solar panels and sheltering a bench, adding another level of functionality to the installation.

The Savannah Tree Foundation is launching an exciting new educational program beginning February 28th! The Forest Steward Program, free and open to the public, is a series of monthly educational sessions taught by professional arborists and other experts.

Established through a grant from the Georgia Forestry Commission, the program is designed to educate individuals or groups with diverse interests in nature, hiking, gardening, the outdoors, and our local environment about the importance of trees and the conservation of our historic urban forest.

“Ugly” Field of Four Bailout Candidates Present Huge Taxpayer Risks With Rising Cost Estimates, Delays, Flawed Reactor Designs, and Credit Downgrades; January One of Worst Months Ever for Industry.

WASHINGTON, D.C.//February 3, 2010// What if the federal government held a beauty contest for taxpayer-backed nuclear reactor loan guarantee bailouts … and no reactor project “beauties” could be lined up for the runway?

According to experts from around the United States, that is precisely the situation the U.S.